l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

House Bill 1340

Marriage; remove waiting period for nonresidents and revise blood test provisions.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 93-1-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE THREE-DAY WAITING PERIOD FOR MARRIAGES IF BOTH OF THE PARTIES ARE NONRESIDENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT A BLOOD TEST REQUIRED FOR A MARRIAGE LICENSE MAY BE OBTAINED THROUGH A LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT OR COMPARABLE ENTITY IN ANOTHER STATE OR THROUGH A PRIVATE LABORATORY APPROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH OR COMPARABLE ENTITY OF ANOTHER STATE AND THAT A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE REGARDING A BLOOD TEST MAY BE PROVIDED TO THE CIRCUIT CLERK IN PERSON, BY CERTIFIED MAIL OR BY THE FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION OF A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

January 19 to March 3, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action7 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 1224 days

Judiciary AJan 19 to Jan 2910 days

In the SenateFeb 12 to Mar 3 · stopped19 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped14 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 29Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 11Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 12Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 13 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 13Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 29Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 11Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 12PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 13Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 17Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  7. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate